Second chp officer, got some rounds off. Were not sure if they got to the suspect or if the suspect killed himself. They were able to engage in gunfire. It was his last heroic act in doing what he needed to do and standing the ground and being brave. Lets take you there to the scene. Cnn correspondent nick watt is live in thousand oaks. First focusing on the victims and the survivors, tell me what you know. Reporter well, 11 people were killed in and outside of that club. First the Security Guard and then the gunman moved inside and shot members of staff and bar patrons. We spoke to a lot of people in the early hours of this morning, people who had been line dancing when the gunfire broke out. Many of them fled the club. Some were throwing bar stools through the window to escape, some got out through the kitchen, some through the loading bay. They were outside wrapped in blankets provided to them, calling their friends, frantically trying to find them. There are many small colleges aro
Its going to be probably in church with the pastor. I dont know how. I just want him to know that hes going to be missed. Who are you leaning on there . This is my father in law, mike. I love this man. He is my father. My father and mother live 10 hours north up in clear lake. Theyre going to be def stated. They are on the way down. Jason, there are people all over the country watching saying it cant happen here. It touched your family. What do you want to say to people who are watching yet another senseless shoot something. I cant believe it happened to my family. I dont know what to tell other people. I dont know what to say to the other people who are going to be going through the same situation as i am. I am so sorry for their loss as well. I am speechless and heartbroken. I have been talking to you for a little while. I am pooped out. Im spent. Talk about [inaudible]. You know what, i got a great support system. And absolutely 100 everybody im hearing on the news and from a lot of
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with our national lead. What was supposed to be a fun night at a bar ending in tragedy and disaster. At least 12 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a California Bar last night. It was College Night with people dancing, playing pool, hanging out with friends. Police say the shooter was a 28yearold white man, and they add they had been called to his home before. Thats his home where he lived with his mother. They were called there because of a domestic disturbance. A neighbor telling cnn that the shooters mother lived in fear of her son. Authorities still do not know the motive behind the attack. Its a scene that has become all too common in the country. Its the worst mass shooting in 11 days, disturbingly cnn was told by at least one survivor of the shooting last night he was also a survivor of the shooting at las vegas at the route 91 Harvest Festival just over a year ago. More from outside the shooters house in newbury p
Every place shattered by a mass shooting has to decide what to remember, and what to leave behind. In this way, Lewiston, Maine, might look to Thousand Oaks, Calif., which is marking five years since its community was irrevocably changed.